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Originally Posted by Shaggy
My point is that even anti-circumvention tool cases are probably triggered by individual publisher/artist complaints.
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I agree--but once triggered, DMCA anti-circumvention cases are more legally risky than direct copyright infringement cases. Distributing de-DRM tools is a criminal act; distributing copyrighted material is a civil violation. A handshake agreement with the copyright owner can make the latter vanish.
The law is arranged so that the action most people think of is more ethical, is easier to punish and more harshly penalized.